Alex Jones ‘boycotts’ defamation trial as Connecticut jury to soon hear closing arguments in damages phase
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones declined to take the stand in his own defense Wednesday in the Infowars host’s second defamation trial over his Sandy Hook comments, as jurors are slated to begin deliberating the …
In Brief: ‘Frasier’ reboot coming to Paramount+, and more
That long-awaited Frasier revival is officially returning to TV in a reboot for Paramount+, ABC Audio has confirmed. Aside from Kelsey Grammer, who played the titular psychologist and radio show host on the Cheers spin-off NBC sitcom that ran from 1993…
Janet Jackson to release 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of ‘The Velvet Rope’
Exatctly 25 years after the original 1997 release date of Janet Jackson’s sixth full-length album, The Velvet Rope, Jackson will release a new Deluxe Edition of the LP on October 7, 2022. The special edition comprises B-sides and remixes, including two
Tyler, the Creator’s ‘Camp Flog Gnaw’ festival not returning for 2022
Tyler, the Creator’s music festival Camp Flog Gnaw will not be held in 2022, but plans to return next year. An article from Billboard explained that Camp Flog Gnaw would be returning in 2023. Tyler’s manager, Chris Clancy,
LAPD officer who died following a training simulation had reported sexual assault: Family’s lawyer
amphotora/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — An attorney representing the family of a Los Angeles police officer who died after a training exercise in May alleged Wednesday that the officer was targeted and killed after filing a report accusing fellow office…
Detroit police fire 38 shots in 3 seconds, killing Black man
Sheila Paras/Getty Images(DETROIT) — Detroit police said they fired 38 shots in three seconds at Porter Burks, a 20-year-old schizophrenic Black man, as he was in an apparent mental health crisis, killing him.
During a press conference on Tuesday wit…
US sanctions Iranian officials for crackdown on protests
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) — While Iran’s brutal attempts to put down nationwide protests — sparked by the death of a young woman in the custody of its so-called morality police — have done little to stop domestic dissent…
Republicans say they’re ‘full speed ahead’ on Herschel Walker after he denies abortion claim
Megan Varner/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Leading Republicans this week either voiced support or stayed silent on Herschel Walker after the Georgia GOP Senate hopeful denied an ex-girlfriend’s claim that he paid for her to have an abortion in 2009.
Wal…
Uvalde parents enter second week of protest outside school district office
Pedro Salazar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(UVALDE, Texas) — Uvalde parents are still protesting outside the school administration offices after a full week, in an attempt to get UCISD officers suspended pending the independent review of the shootin…
Dozens dead after mass shooting at child-care center in Thailand, police say
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — At least 38 people, including at least 24 children, were dead after a mass shooting at a child care center in northeast Thailand, the country’s Central Investigation Bureau said.
The suspect, who was identified…